Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Trust and Resignation

Prince of peace, control my will

  • No. 721
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Prince of peace, control my will,Bid this struggling heart be still,Bid my fears and doubtings cease,Hush my spirit into peace.

2

Thou hast bought me with thy blood,Open wide the gate to God;Peace I ask, but peace must be,Lord! in being one with thee.

3

May thy will, not mine, be done,May thy will and mine be one;Chase these doubtings from my heart,Now thy perfect peace impart.

4

Saviour, at thy feet I fall,Thou, my life, my God, my all!Let thy happy servant beOne forevermore with thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «721» (large) in the left column of p. 235, under «Charles Wesley.» of hymn 720, with the italic reference line «407, 272, 531.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 407, 272 or 531) beside the number; four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4» without periods (written «1.»–«4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book), all lines flush; «Anon.» in italics, right-aligned, after stanza 4. The first word «PRINCE» is set in capitals and small capitals (written «Prince» here). The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («God ;», «one ;», «all !»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, like the three reference tunes). Spelling («doubtings», «Saviour», «forevermore»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Trust and Resignation · No. 721 · printed page 235
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02